Round 1
Parramatta Eels 10 lost to Western Suburbs Magpies 21
| 1979 NSWRFL Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13986 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 25th March, 1979 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Don MacDonald | |||||||
| Venue | Cumberland (Parramatta) | |||||||
| Crowd | 14,302 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | John Dorahy | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 4 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 6 | |||||
| Penalties | 10 | – | 9 | |||||
| Parramatta | Scoresheet | Western Suburbs | ||||||
| Eric GROTHE | T | Ron BRODRICK | ||||||
| Peter WYNN | Ray BROWN | |||||||
| Bob COOPER | ||||||||
| Michael CRONIN | 2/5 | G | 6/9 | John DORAHY | ||||
| Graham OLLING | OFF | |||||||
| Parramatta | Teams | Western Suburbs | ||||||
| Garry DOWLING | 1 | FB | 1 | Wayne SMITH | ||||
| Eric GROTHE | 2 | W | 2 | Don MOSELEY | ||||
| Michael CRONIN | 3 | C | 3 | Ron BRODRICK | ||||
| Glenn WEST | 4 | C | 4 | John DORAHY | ||||
| Neville GLOVER | 5 | W | 5 | Warren BOLAND | ||||
| Peter STERLING | 6 | FE | 6 | John HEYWARD | ||||
| Graham MURRAY | 7 | HB | 7 | Tom RAUDONIKIS (c) | ||||
| Ray PRICE (c) | 8 | L | 8 | Graeme O'GRADY | ||||
| Peter WYNN | 9 | 2R | 9 | Les BOYD | ||||
| Geoff GERARD | 10 | 2R | 10 | Ray BROWN | ||||
| Graham OLLING | 11 | FR | 11 | Bill CLOUGHESSY | ||||
| Ron HILDITCH | 12 | HK | 12 | Jack JEFFRIES | ||||
| Bob JAY | 13 | FR | 13 | Bruce GIBBS | ||||
| Mick PATTISON | 16 | B | 18 | Bob COOPER | ||||
| Steve ELLA | 20 | B | ||||||
| Terry FEARNLEY | HC | Roy MASTERS | ||||||
Team Info
Parramatta
- Previous Game:
- 1979 Craven Mild Cup - Round 3 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Cronulla
- Out:
- Glen Holton (five-eighth), Greg Heddles (front row), Lew Platz (second row)
- In:
- Bob Jay (front row), Mick Pattison (bench), Steve Ella (bench)
- Changes:
- Peter Sterling (bench to five-eighth), Peter Wynn (bench to second row)
Western Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- 1979 Craven Mild Cup - Round 3 vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Ian Hamilton (centre), Eric Cain (bench)
- In:
- Ron Brodrick (centre), Les Boyd (second row)
- Changes:
- Bob Cooper (second row to bench)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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